Industrial Alliance announces the results of the votes by ballot for the election of directors and on executive compensation held during the annual meeting

QUEBEC CITY, May 11, 2017 /CNW Telbec/ - Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc. (iA Financial Group) (TSX: IAG) announces the results of the votes by ballot for the election of directors and on the company's approach to executive compensation held at the company's annual meeting on Thursday, May 11, 2017.

Election of directors by common shareholdersThe results of the vote by ballot for the election of directors by common shareholders are as follows:

Nominee

Votes for

%

Abstentions

%

Jocelyne Bourgon

76,448,938

99.93

57,216

0.07

Yvon Charest

76,439,297

99.91

66,721

0.09

Denyse Chicoyne

76,447,113

99.92

59,041

0.08

Emma K. Griffin

76,431,876

99.90

74,142

0.10

Michael Hanley

74,303,233

97.12

2,202,841

2.88

Jacques Martin

76,440,735

99.91

65,337

0.09

Francis P. McGuire

74,996,490

98.03

1,509,354

1.97

Mary C. Ritchie

74,998,787

98.03

1,507,121

1.97

Election of directors by participating policyholdersThe results of the vote by ballot for the election of directors by participating policyholders are as follows:

Nominee

Votes for

%

Abstentions

%

Robert Coallier

357

92.25

30

7.75

Agathe Côté

364

94.06

23

5.94

Claude Lamoureux

343

88.63

44

11.37

Danielle G. Morin

365

94.07

23

5.93

Louis Têtu

354

91.24

34

8.76

Advisory vote on executive compensationThe results of the vote by ballot for the advisory resolution on the company's approach to executive compensation, as described in the Information Circular dated March 6, 2017, are as follows:

Votes for

%

Votes against

%

70,833,641

92.58

5,673,088

7.42

Final results for all matters voted on during the annual meeting will be submitted to Canadian securities administrators and will be available on SEDAR.com.

About iA Financial GroupFounded in 1892, iA Financial Group celebrates its 125th anniversary this year. iA Financial Group offers life and health insurance products, mutual and segregated funds, savings and retirement plans, RRSPs, securities, auto and home insurance, mortgages and car loans, and other financial products and services for both individuals and groups. It is one of the four largest life and health insurance companies in Canada and among the largest publicly traded companies in the country. iA Financial Group stock is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol IAG.

iA Financial Group is a business name and trademark of Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc.